Alarm for roller-skates



No. 6|6,458. Patented Dec. 27, I898. J. A. FUUGEREAU.

ALARM FOR ROLLER SKATES.

(Appliutiou mod. July 11, 1898.)

(No Model.)

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JULIUS A. FOUGEREAU, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

ALARM FOR ROLLER-SKATES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 616,458, dated December27, 1898.

Application filed July 11, 1898. Serial No. 685,640. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, J times A. FOUGEREAU, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Ohicago, in the county of Cook and State ofIllinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Alarmsfor Roller-Skates, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to alarm devices for skates and the like, and hasfor its object to provide a new and improved alarm device for thispurpose.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein--Figure 1 is a side elevation of a roller-skate provided with an alarmembodying my invention. Fig. 2 is aview of a roller-skate, showing amodified form of my invention. Figs. 3 and a are views showing furthermodifications of my device. Fig. 5 shows the alarm applied to anice-skate.

Like letters refer to like parts throughout the several figures.

In the use of roller-skates, for example, it is desirable to provide theskater with some alarm device by which his presence may be made knownwhen desired. I haveillustrated in the drawings several forms of alarmdevices for this purpose.

Referring to Fig. 1, I have shown the base or body A of a skate asprovided with suitable rollers B, upon which the skater is supported.Some suitable alarm device B is associated with the skate or with theskater, and a suitable actuating device or actuator 13 is associatedwith the skate and adapted under certain conditions to actuate thealarm.

It is of course evident that any suitable alarm may be used and that anysuitable form of actuating device may be employed, and I do not limitmyself to any particular construction of these devices, having shown thedevices in the drawings simply to make my invention clear.

As illustrated in Fig. 1, the alarm device B is suitably mounted and inthis instance consists of a bell. A suitable hammer B is mounted inproximity to the bell and is provided with a projecting part B whichnormally projects into the path of the pins or projections B on thewheel B. A suitable spring orother holding device B is associated withthe parts, so as to normally hold the parts B in the path of the pinsThe wheel B is under normal conditions so positioned as to be out ofengagement with the surface over which the skater is traveling. lVhenthe skater desires to sound an alarm, he inclines the body or base ofthe skate A so as to bring the wheel B in contact with the opposedsurface. lVhen in this position, the wheel is rotated and the hammer Boperated so as to strike the bell a series of blows, and thus sound thealarm.

Instead of attaching the alarm and actuator directly to the skate I mayattach them to the foot of the operator, as shown in Fig. 2. In thisfigure the wheel B, alarm B, and associated parts are connected with thesupport C, adapted to be attached to the skaters foot in any suitablemanner, as by means of the strap 0, the parts adapted to be sopositioned as to be normally inoperative, the inclination of the skatersfoot bringing them into operation.

As shown in Fig. 3, the alarm and actuator and associated parts areconnected with the front of the skate and are operated by inclining theskate in a direction opposite to that in which it is inclined when theconstruction shown in Fig. 1 is used.

In Figs. 1 and 2 the actuator is preferably in line with the portion ofthe skate which engages the surface over which the skater is traveling.

In Fig. 4 I have shown the actuator and alarm attached to one side ofthe base of the skate. In this form the alarm is actuated by incliningthe skate to one side.

In Fig. 5 I have shown the alarm device as associated with an ice-skate,the parts being connected with the body of the skate back of the runnerD. With the later forms of skates used on public highways an alarmdevice is necessary. It is not so necessary with the old-style childrensskates, and perhaps not so necessary with ice-skates; but in all suchcases it has more or less value, and, in any event, adds to theattractiveness of the skates for the use of juveniles.

I have illustrated the alarm device as placed in proximity to theactuator; but it is of course evident that the alarm may be placed atany point desired. I have described in de tail several constructionssetting forth my invention in order to make this application clear; butit is of course evident that these constructions may be Varied and thatthe arrangement of the parts may be changed without departing from thespirit of my invention, and I therefore do not wish to be limited in anymanner by the constructions shown.

The real essence of the invention consists in the association with theskate or foot of the skater an alarm device, of no matter what characteror nature, with an actuator of any character or nature and adapted tothe surface over which it operates, the actuator normally out ofengagement with such surface, and connections between the two of anydesired nature, so that when the actuator is depressed upon the surfacethe alarm is operated.

I claim-- 1. A skate-alarm device comprising an alarm proper, analarm-actuator associated with the skate so as to be slightly elevatedunder normal conditions, and a connection between the actuator and thealarm proper so that the alarm is given when the actuator is depressed.

2. The combination of a skate with an alarm device attached thereto, analarm-actuator also attached thereto and so as to be slightly elevatedwhen the skate is in a normal position, and a connection between the twoso that when the actuator is pressed down the attached thereto in linewith that part of the skate which rests upon the surface and in the rearthereof and slightly elevated when the skate is in a normal position,and connections between the alarm and the actuator whereby when theactuator is depressed so as to touch the surface the alarm device isoperated.

5. The combination of a skate with an alarm device containing a bellattached thereto, and an alarm-actuator containing a small wheelnormally elevated and connections from the wheel to the bell so thatwhen the wheel is depressed and rotating the bell is operated to givethe alarm.

6. An alarm device for skates consisting of an alarm device proper, analarm-actuator, connections between the two whereby when the actuator isoperated the alarm is also operated, and attachments whereby the deviceis attached to the foot in connection with the skate so that thealarm-actuator is slightly elevated when the skate is in a normal position.

7. The combination with a skate of an alarm device, an actuator therefornormally inoperative during the ordinary use of the skate, said actuatoradapted to be brought into 0perative contact with the surface over whichthe skate passes by varying the position of said skate.

' S. The combination with a skate of an alarm I

